LINCOLN — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by a friend and partner of deceased businessman Aaron Marshbanks to file a late claim against the businessman’s estate, which is wrapped up in perhaps the largest case of bank fraud in state history.
Lancaster County Judge Holly Parsely ruled Friday that Brandon Dallmann, who said he was a friend and business partner of Marshbanks, missed a deadline for filing a claim against the estate and had provided no good reason why that happened.
“Deadlines exist for a reason and they must be enforced if good cause for the delay in presenting a claim cannot be found,” the judge wrote in a seven-page ruling.
Marshbanks, a former treasurer for the Lincoln Christian school board and an investor in rental properties, was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Nov. 2 inside a downtown Lincoln parking garage.
In the aftermath of his death, dozens of financial institutions filed claims against his estate, alleging that he, along with his financial adviser, had obtained millions of dollars of loans — many unsecured — via fraud.
The claims by the more than two dozen parties add up to more than $50 million, which those in the banking industry have said is the largest bank fraud in state history.
In settling the claims against his estate, a Jan. 24 deadline was set.
Dallmann, who was a partner in several of Marshbanks’ limited liability companies, failed to meet that deadline. He...
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